Desarrollo de enfoques para la adaptacion de pequenos productores a la agricultura de conservacion
Un sistema de conocimiento es muy efectiva para la transferencia de tecnologia porque las tecnicas adaptivas consisten de hacer, reflexionar, y cambiar. Tambien presento en ingles […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): K.M. Moore; with M.E. Christie
- Type of Document: Media
Developing approaches for smallholder adaptation of conservation agriculture
A network with a local knowledge base and supporting partners is very important to technological change in agriculture. Learning by doing, reflecting, and accommodating is an […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): K.M. Moore
- Type of Document: Media
Adapting to climate change in Andean ecosystems: Landscapes, capitals, and perceptions shaping rural livelihood strategies and linking knowledge systems
In the Bolivian Altiplano, indigenous systems for dealing with weather and climate risk are failing or being lost as a result of migration, climate change, and […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): C. Valdivia; A. Seth; J. Gilles; M. Garcia; E. Jimenez; E. Yucra; J. Cusicanqui; F. Navia
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Endophytes and plant/microbe interactions
This presentation details work done in SANREM CRSP phase III on biological control of fungal and other diseases in cacao.
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): B.A. Bailey; R. Melnick
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Pyrosequencing to determine the influence of fallow period on soil microbial communities in the Bolivian Highlands
This poster addresses the shortened fallow periods in the Bolivian highlands, which result from the desire to increase short-term crop yields. Researchers conducted a study using […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): L. Gomez; A. Jumpponen; M.A. Gonzales; J. Cusicanqui; C. Valdivia; P. Motavalli; M. Herman; K.A. Garrett
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Market participation and marketing performance: A case study of Bolivian potato farmers
This presentation describes a case study done in the Bolivian Andes that addresses questions pertaining to market participation and marketing performance. By using surveys and other […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): C. Larochelle; J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
The role of risk mitigation in production efficiency: A case study of Bolivian potatoes producers
This presentation describes data gathered in the Bolivian Andes on 389 households about potato production activities, revenues, expenses, and environmental and gender issues. Crop productivity has […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): C. Larochelle; J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Rural roads and trails as a source of sediment: Preliminary results from the Alegre watershed in Eastern Brazil
Extensive networks of unpaved roads and trails often exist in rural areas. These particular routes of transportation can be significant sources of sediment in a tropical […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): M.J. Duff; C.D. Heatwole; M.A.C. Caiado
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Climate change in the high Andes: Implications and adaptation strategies for small-scale farmers
This article describes the effect of climate change on agriculture in the highland Andes area of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Small-scale farmers in the past have […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): C. Perez; C. Nicklin; O. Dangles; S. Vanek; S. Sherwood; S. Halloy; K. Garrett; G. Forbes
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Making sense of 21st century climate change in the Altiplano: Observed trends and CMIP3 projections
This research presents a synthesis of the first phase of regionalizing climate projections for the Altiplano, the elevated central Andean plateau in Bolivia and Peru. A […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): A. Seth; J.Thibeault; M. Garcia; C.Valdivia
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
